Before assessing competence you need to have an assessment plan.
You need to have an assessmennt plan , assessment tools and have made sure all organisational arrangements are in place.
What do you need to do before you assess competence?
100
It is any element that demonstrates the candidate's knowledge and/or ability eg a product, a document,
a record of an observation, a portfolio, an answer to questioning etc.....
What is evidence?
100
The following are examples of these:
- Structured activity
- portfolio
- written questioning
- observation
- etc
What are some of the tools?
100
Requirements are:
- examining and evaluating the evidence
- using professional judgements to make a decsion
- meeting the rules of evidence
- Providing feedback
What is required in making the assessment decision?
200
It is your area of expertise, and as an assessor you will need to be up-to-date in this, as well as the assessment units of competency.
What is vocational competency?
200
You can do this by making the evidence you require very clear to your candidates, so they are aware of what they are expected to provide, and will be more likely to provide you with relevant and useful information.
How can you prepare your candidates for assessment?
200
Some examples of this are being able to do the following:
- empathise with the candidate
- put the candidate at ease
- actively listen
- ask the right questions
- give clear instructions
What are effective communication and interpersonal skills?
200
They should be documented promptly and accurately in accordance with the policies and procedures of the practice environment or organisation in which you are asssessing.
How should assessment results be recorded?
300
There is no set format, however it should include what is to be assessed, as well as when, where and how assessment is to take place.
What is an appropriate assessment plan?
300
Common examples of these are:
- direct observation
- review of portfolios of evidence
- review of products (eg a chair)
- Structured activities
- verbal questioning
- etc
What are assessment methods?
300
You do this by making sure that the physical environment is safe and secure.
How do you address OHS risk?
300
Continually reviewing the assessment process will contribute to this.
What will contiually improve your practice?
400
Also needing to be confirmed are:
- info about candidate, purpose of assessment and the
context
- benchmarks
- methods and tools
- materials etc
- specialist support
- organisational legal and ethical requirements
What other aspects need to be confirmed in an assessment plan?
400
The first is the procedures for gathering and interpreting evidence in accordance with an assessment method eg instructions for assessors and candidates.
The latter is the devices used by tools to target specific pieces of evidence eg scenario for simulation
activity,specific questions to be used etc.
What are assessment tools and instruments?
400
By ensuring, when gathering evidence, that the processes and tools reflect these.
How can you apply the principles of assssment when gathering evidence?
500
Needs might arise around:
- age
- culture
- gender
- intellectual impairment or disability
- LLN levels
- medical conditions
etc
What are some needs that might arise when considering an assessment plan?
500
The assessment tools will guide you in this.
What are your guides for gathering evidence for assessment?
500
This sort of assessment means that people can be asssessed against a benchmark without having to undergo formal training. This will save time and resources in training, and give people recognition for competency they have achieved.